Village · Jabera, Damoh # Salaiya Salaiya is a village in Jabera sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 666 people in 162 households, the 88th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 666 people (2011) - 162 households - 58.1% literacy - 936 females per 1,000 males ## Salaiya PIN code and other codes Salaiya falls in Jabera sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jabera - Census village code 462531 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salaiya from nearby towns? - Jabera (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Damoh (district HQ) 45 km by road - Damoh (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salaiya? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Salaiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banwar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Damoh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Damoh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salaiya known for? The main crops are rice, wheat and chana. About 22% of the 973 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salaiya Of every 100 households in Salaiya in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salaiya · ■ Jabera rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 61% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 6% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 8% 21% - Television 2% 11% - Mobile phone 22% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 67% 57% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salaiya? ■ Salaiya · ■ Jabera rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 67.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 806 945 - Working population 42.0% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 46.3% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 55 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 221 (79%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jabera - Aloni 693 people - Gadaghat 688 people - Dhansara 676 people - Majguwanmangarh 670 people - Golapati 664 people - Chourai 659 people - Kanjai Mangarh 657 people - Amtara 646 people All 190 villages in Jabera ## Quick answers - How far is Salaiya from Damoh? 45 km by road - What is the population of Salaiya? 666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salaiya in? Damoh district (Jabera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salaiya? 58.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/jabera/salaiya-462531/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.